Patton-Gilmore-Barber Cemetery, Clarke County, Mississippi

Patton - Gilmore - Barber Cemetery

6 Miles North-West of Shubuta, (down the road from Hepzibah Church on the Toney Estate)

Researched and compiled March 10, 1999, by Jerry D. Mason

- Submitted By Jerry D. Mason

Cemetery is in poor shape and in need of upkeep. Trees growing around tombstones.

A fence encloses the Patton graves and is fallen down on one side. No grave markers, just one monument with names listed of

the four sides.

PATTON:

James J. Patton; Born Aug. 23, 1822 - Died June 2, 1962

"Tis the Lord who hath benefit us of the one we loved to sell"

Luella R.; Daughter of J.J. & S.A. Patton. Born Oct. 3, 1861 - Died Oct. 2, 1867

"Twas hard to give thee up but they will of God be done"

Sarah A.; wife of J.J. Patton, Born June 10, 1826 - Died July 6, 1870

"She was a tender mother here, And in her life the lord did fear"

Margaret D.; daughter of J.J. & S.A. Patton

Born Mar. 9, 1857 - Died Oct. 12, 1872

"We trust our loss will be her gain and that with Christ she’s gone to reign."

*Note James J. Patton was the father of William Hinkle Patton. He died given his life for the Congederate cause, dying at his

home in Clarke County of typhoid pneumonia contracted in camp at Columbus, MS as a member of Company E., 37th

Mississippi Regiment. Sarah's maiden name was Hinkle.

Elijah Gilmore;

Born July 10, 1787 - Died Aug. 13, 1870

Aged 83 yrs, 1 mth, & 3 days

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord"

Frank M. Barber;

Died Oct 1st 1873, aged 10 months and 6 days

Mary Ann Barber;

Died Oct 11, 1877, aged 13 years, 2 months and 7 days.

Edna O.; daughter of W. B. & M. J. Barber,

Born Feb. 11, 1871 - Died June 2, 1878

"Gone to a better land." F/S

Dora Barber; daughter of W. B. & M. J. Barber

Born Feb. 11, 1885 - Died Aug. 11, 1885 F/S

James H.; son of W. B. & M. J. Barber

Born May 1, 1876 - Died Aug. 17, 1887

John A.; son of W. B. & M. J. Barber,

Born Jan. (?) 1881 - Died Nov. 4, 1881

*Note stone was broken in about 6 pieces and could not make out date of birth.

Enclosed tomb of bricks and mortar with a rounded top. Particularly opened at one end. No inscriptions of any kind. Adult

sized grave

*Note. Some of the Barber graves had footstones and were not in order. Headstones were broken and need to be

cleaned